Madrid more dangerous without Ronaldo – Dani Alves
Cristiano Ronaldo’s close-season switch from Real Madrid to Juventus has lead to an improvement by the European champions, says Dani Alves.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s close-season switch from Real Madrid to Juventus has lead to an improvement by the European champions, says Dani Alves.
It was the Marco Asensio show in Elche as the Real Madrid star netted once and assisted four times as Spain condemned World Cup finalists Croatia to the biggest defeat of their history – a 6-0 rout in the Nations League.
Trent Alexander-Arnold continues to hold Sergio Ramos in high esteem despite the simmering tension between Liverpool and the Real Madrid captain.
Lionel Messi thinks Barcelona have to focus on the Champions League this season after underwhelming among Europe’s elite in each of their past three campaigns.
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Mohamed Salah are all included in a stellar field for the Fifa Puskas Award.
Real Madrid head coach Julen Lopetegui refused to bite back at Jorge Mendes after the agent said it was ‘ridiculous’ for Luka Modric to beat his client Cristiano Ronaldo to an award.
The draw for the group stage of this season’s Champions League will take place in Monaco at 17:00 (BST) on Thursday.
Benfica came from behind to thrash PAOK and reach the group stages of the Champions League – a result that leaves Liverpool in pot three.
Sadio Mane was on target as Liverpool suffered Champions League final heartache and wants another shot at Europe’s biggest prize.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah have all been nominated for UEFA’s Champions League positional awards, with the list dominated by Real Madrid players.